- ("Pentolite 98/2"), 5% ("Pentolite 95/5") or 10% ("Pentolite 90/10").
Civilian pentolites have a
detonation velocity of
about 7,800
metres per second. B. M. Dobratz...
- C-3 (78% RDX) 1.60 7,630 1.33
Composition C-4 (91% RDX) 1.59 8,040 1.34
Pentolite (56% PETN + 44% TNT) 1.66 7,520 1.33
Semtex 1A (76% PETN + 6% RDX) 1.55...
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Ednatol Hexanite[citation needed] (hexanitrodiphenylamine)
Minol Octol Pentolite Picratol Tetrytol Torpex Tritonal Upon detonation, TNT
undergoes a decomposition...
- 75% HMX (cyclotetramethylene-tetranitramine) and 25% TNT
Still in use
Pentolites 50% PETN and 50% TNT
Picratol 52%
ammonium picrate and 48% TNT Used in...
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weighs 1.23
pounds [560 g]. The body is
filled with 4
ounces [110 g] of
Pentolite using the “hollow charge” principle. The tail
contains the
impact fuze...
- 5
inches (64 mm) Effective firing range 70 yd (64 m)
Filling Lyddite,
Pentolite or RDX/beeswax Filling weight 156
grams (5.5 oz)
Detonation mechanism...
- such as RDX (to form Cyclotol), HMX (to form Octol), or PETN (to form
Pentolite).
Other typical phlegmatizing agents include paraffin wax (5% used in...
- 160 m (36,610 ft) HE-AT HE-AT M67 S**** 16.71 kg (37 lb) 13.25 kg (29 lb)
Pentolite, 1.33 kg (3 lb) 381 m/s (1,250 ft/s) 7,854 m (25,768 ft)
Smoke HC BE M84...
-
historically used;
current practice is to use
Tovex or cast
boosters of
pentolite (TNT/PETN or
similar compositions). ANFO is
technically a high explosive...
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explosives main
charge Examples of main
charges are TNT
Composition B
Pentolite Baratol Amatol PLX HMX ETN PETN
Other suitable binary explosives In some...
